Building Sustainable Change With Youth and Young Adults

Learn about the practice and systemic changes Hawaii, Indiana, and Westchester County, NY, made in partnership with their youth and young adult partners.

Publication year: 2022

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Division X Technical Assistance

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A focus on sustainable change was a foundational principle of the Division X Technical Assistance team as it partnered with states to build a collective understanding of youth-adult partnership and foster care reform. Listen to representatives from Hawaii, Indiana, and Westchester County, NY, describe the practices and systemic changes they made working together with their youth and young adult partners, as well as best practices, lessons learned, and potential challenges to building sustainable and effective change.

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Suggested Citation

Division X Technical Assistance. (2022). Building sustainable change with youth and young adults. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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